The first atlantic and great western train arrives in kent, ohio, 1863. Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more. Gulf and ohio railways railroad history and classic. The gulf, mobile and ohio reporting mark gmo was a class i railroad in the central united states whose primary routes extended from mobile, alabama, and new orleans, louisiana, to st. Railroad and railways manuscript collections the state historical. The mobile and ohio railroad admiral raphael semmes. The gulf, mobile and ohio reporting mark gmo was a class i railroad in the central united. Indiana business studies issue 36 of study, indiana university bureau of business research issue 36 of study, indiana.
The nycshs online store has numerous nycs books go to the collinwood shop and see many more click here to visit the book section nycshs announces another new silver rails through the heart of the park new york central railroads adirondack division by john taibi this book celebrates the past operation of the. This collection consists of 1,656 images 8 film negatives and 1,648 photographs that were taken on behalf of the railroad labor organizations to support the testimony of their members before the u. To order an item, click the add button in the far right column once for each unit you wish to purchase until the desired quantity is displayed in the item total box. This historic document was printed by the security banknote company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a train with allegorical women on both sides. The new and handsome union terminal station at mobile, ala. Dont forget to bookmark this page so you can return easily and often. Author of six earlier books about united states railroads, john f. Wallin thankfully recorded the gmo in color, primarily in the central illinois region in the 60s.
The railroad is conveniently located near interstates 40, 75, and 81 with multiple spots available for transloading services. The gulf mobile and northern railroad was a predecessor to the gulf mobile and ohio. List of books and articles about railroad history online. The main kxhr site available for transloading includes 247 access with weekend security. Gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company, papers, 19291970, c3659. Fort wayne junction was the name of the location just south of the south branch of the chicago river, where both the pennsylvania railroad and the gulf mobile and ohio railroad shared a bridge. Chesapeake and ohio railroad company 7 works search for books with subject chesapeake and ohio railroad company. Please feel free to submit a lower offer for us to consider. Thanks to the following sources for updates and corrections. It also connected from union to meridian, mississippi. The history of the mobile and ohio railroad companys 92 years of useful life cannot be compressed into a few pages in this short chapter. The port was not generating the business that it had before the panic and businessmen and citizens in the city were inspired with a. The library contains over 5,000 books, periodicals and trade publications relating to all aspects of railroading and significant documents include the. This by railroads is available at bauman rare books.
In 1996 illinois central spun off some of its redundant trackage, including most of the former gulf, mobile and ohio. Gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company scripophily. The railroads entrance into the gulf of mexico ports came in 1881. Mcrae, later to be governor, came to the county as agent for the mobile and ohio railroad. The book gulf, mobile, and ohio color pictorial by dick wallin is currently on my desk and other reading locations thruout the house. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad carried an interesting corporate history and its wellknown system was not formed until after world war ii. According to george hiltons book, american narrow gauge railroads. Gulf mobile and ohio trains magazine trains news wire. A railroad that had to expand or expire issue 36 of indiana university school of business study issue 36 of indiana business studies issue 36 of indiana. The mobile and ohio railroad was conceived after hard times in mobile following the panic of 1837. Louis and kansas city, missouri, as well as chicago, illinois.
Featuring railroad books the domain name is available for purchase. Coster yard, downtown knoxville near ut campus, and the forks of the river industrial park. The mobile and ohio railroad was a railroad in the southern u. It was born in the south during the late 19th century via predecessors that eventually merged during the 1930s. The company wantd to build a railroad line somewhere west of the tombigbee river. It was so named because the prrs fort wayne sub was the route into chicago.
Part of the eastern united states showing relief by hachures, major drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with mail lines emphasized. The railroad commissary bookshelf we specialize in outofprint and hardtofind used rr books. The railroad s entrance into the gulf of mexico ports came in 1881. However, there are other types of railways, including those whose units consist of single selfpropelled cars, cabledrawn railways used to ascend steep grades, and. Located among baltimore citys historic southwest neighborhoods, at the original site of the historic mt. The road was chartered in alabama, mississippi, tennessee and kentucky in 1848 as a way to bypass the slow, uncertain river travel to. Journals were missing from this report, so the corporate history is incomplete, the immediate. Welcome to the railroad commissary online railroad book catalog.
Harwood, 3 books eileen wolford barnard, 2 books hungerford, edward, 2 books john j. Gateways and connections of gulf, mobile, and ohio r. With huge capital infusions from london and continental investors, the road opened for business in august 1865 along its entire 388 mile route from salamanca in upstate new york to dayton ohio. Atlantic and pacific railroad company, record book, 18761877, r1288 1 volume. It comprised primarily of a line from jackson, tennessee to mobile, alabama, with a branching main line from union, mississippi to new orleans. Skeleton map showing the route of the mobile and ohio railroad and the distances from various ports of the gulf to mobile. The road was chartered in alabama, mississippi, tennessee and kentucky in 1848 as a way to bypass the slow, uncertain river travel to new orleans with fast, reliable travel to mobile. Equipment, leased to the mobile and ohio railroad steam locomotives 1 freight cars 164 passenger cars 1 by construction. The citizens of chickasaw county subscribed and paid by taxation for assistance in building the railroad. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad railroad history and. Stover packs this narrative history with careful scholarship and colorful description which will.
Committee on the district of columbia, 3 books herbert h. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, baltimore and. Donaldson, 2 books dwight jones, 2 books baltimore and ohio railroad historical society. Included are extensive correspondence between railroad officials, internal reports and memoranda on many topics, employee records, operational documents for freight.
Presidents railroad commission regarding the crew consist dispute and their assertions regarding the necessity of the fireman position. Chapter xxiii the mobile and ohio rai lroad 1 8481 940. This book is published by heimburger house and includes 802 photos 84 in color of americas first common carrier railroad, famous for its many firsts in railroading history. On august 10, 1972 the gulf, mobile and ohio railroad merged into the illinois central railroad, forming the 9600mile northsouth illinois central gulf railroad. Beautifully engraved certificate from the gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company issued in 19681969. Journals were missing from this report, so the corporate history is incomplete, the immediate predicessors of this road are shown. Railroads, history, locomotives, pictorial works, accessible book, buildings and structures, chesapeake and ohio railway company, internet archive wishlist, pere marquette railway, railroad stations, railroad trains. You can purchase copies of various types, including quick copies, through library of congress duplication services price lists, contact information, and order forms for library of congress duplication services are available on the duplication services web site. Gulf mobile and ohio station in mobile, al trains magazine. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad carried an interesting corporate history and its. Most of this trackage was acquired by other railroads.
Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, baltimore. The gulf, mobile and northern railroad was created as the reorganization of the new orleans, mobile and chicago railroad in 1917. The port was not generating the business that it had before the panic and businessmen and citizens in the city were inspired with a plan for a railroad to restore commerce to the city. The ksh is able to provide service to the national rail network system with an interchange point with norfolk southern in kinston, nc. Atlantic and great western railway company the indiana. Images of passenger service on the 1947 product of a merger. Baltimore and ohio railroad color history describes the rich history of the baltimore and ohio railroad from 1827 to 1987 when it merged into csx corporation. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m.
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